Azarenka leaves Serena without her date with history and will face Osaka in the final

Naomi Osaka and Viktoria Azarenka will compete for the US Open crown.

For the Japanese, winner in 2018, it would be another notch to a brilliant start: at 22 years old, she has already been two times Grand Slam champion and number one in the world.

For the Belarusian, proclaim her resurrection.

Azarenka arrived in New York three weeks ago without having won a single game in over a year and has done nothing else since.

Along the way, he has already won the

, his first title since 2016, thanks to the abandonment of Osaka, who could not play the final due to injury.

This Saturday they will play that match that was left pending.

Osaka packed seven masks in her suitcase for the US Open.

One for each game until the final.

Each with the name of a victim of racism and police brutality to pay tribute to.

Breonna Taylor.

Elijah McClain.

Ahmaud Arbery.

Trayvon Martin.

George Floyd.

Philando Castile.

There is one more left, which she will use this Saturday after beating the surprising

7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3 in a knife duel: 35 winners each signed.

The Japanese is playing the entire tournament with a strong bandage on her left thigh due to that injury that already prevented her from playing the final two weeks ago.

Doesn't seem like she's been in trouble so far.

Certainly no more than those raised by Brady, one of the revelations that this US Open has left full of plot lines.

trip to quarters

after three years in white;

never-ending quest

for her 24th Grand Slam title;

the resurgence of Azarenka.

The Belarusian has traversed a bumpy road since 2017. The long and bitter fight for custody of her son affected her both personally and sportingly.

That first year he had to resign, among others, from the US Open because he could not leave California with him and a few months ago, in the midst of a gaming crisis, he confessed that he has come to consider withdrawing.

The last game he had won before arriving in New York had been in August 2019. The last time he had made it to the first round in a tournament, at Wimbledon last year.

The takeoff of Arazenka

Nothing to do with the

that has been seen in these three weeks of Flushing Meadows.

Not the one that won the Cincinnati Open, her first title since she became a mother in 2016, giving up just one set.

Not the one that has returned to a US Open final for the first time in seven years, leaving only two rounds along the way.

The Belarusian has also done so by defeating her former executioner in the previous two, Serena Williams.

Because yes, it should be remembered, it was number one in the world for 51 weeks (and two-time champion of the Australian Open) when the best in history was in its long prime.

Azarenka came back from an overwhelming start by Serena to win 1-6, 6-3 and 6-3.

The American, who is once again frustrated in the search for her 24th Grand Slam, had to be treated for an Achilles tendon problem after forcing for a tight ball, but was the first to admit that the mishap did not influence the result : Azarenka's return is real.

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